Introduction to Learning and Behavior,9780534365851

Introduction to Learning and Behavior

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780534365851
ISBN10: 053436585X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-08-09
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Explore how learning principles work in both animals and people with INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR. Throughout this learning textbook, the authors show how the study of learning helps solve practical problems, such as improving study skills, improving relationships, raising children, and stopping smoking. Use the textbook's multiple opportunities for review and self-testing to get ready for tests.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
Introduction
1(44)
Research Methods
45(39)
Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning
84(37)
Classical Conditioning: Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities
121(37)
Classical Conditioning: Underlying Processes and Practical Applications
158(38)
Operant Conditioning: Introduction
196(38)
Operant Conditioning: Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement
234(37)
Extinction and Stimulus Control
271(38)
Escape, Avoidance, and Punishment
309(38)
Choice, Matching, and Self-Control
347(38)
Biological Dispositions in Learning
385(32)
Observational Learning, Language, and Rule-Governed Behavior
417(33)
References 450(25)
Index 475

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